"I will take back what's mine! I'm going to destroy your lives like what you did to mine."Eris Lee.
Everything is not what it seems. Love, secrets, obsessions ,greed and family are all the roots of her destruction.
Eris Lee lives a life defined by heartache and neglect. In the opulent world of high society, her mother, an esteemed fashion icon, and her father, a ruthless business tycoon, have forsaken her for her twin sister, Selene. Eris is the unwanted child, cast aside like a shadow in their glittering existence.
Her every attempt to gain their affection is met with indifference, her pleas for love drowned out by the cacophony of their obsession with Selene. Eris's dreams of becoming an artist are crushed beneath the weight of her family's apathy, as they dismiss her talents as inconsequential.
In her lonely existence, Eris finds solace in the tears she hides and the pain she masks. She becomes an expert in concealing her despair, carrying the burden of her unloved status like an invisible scar. The only glimpse of kindness she receives is from a stray cat that frequents her solitary world, offering a sliver of warmth.
As Eris grows, she becomes a prisoner of her own misery, her life's canvas painted in shades of sorrow. She clings to the hope that one day her parents might see her for who she is, but the wounds of rejection cut deeper with each passing day.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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